Wednesday, April 11, 2018

- This week's WWE SmackDown, the biggest blue brand show of the year with fallout from WrestleMania 34, drew 2.952 million viewers. This is up 19.7% from last week's 2.467 million viewers. This is the best SmackDown viewership since the April 11th, 2017 episode, which drew 3.105 million viewers.
The SmackDown after WrestleMania 33 drew 2.885 million viewers while the post-WrestleMania 32 SmackDown drew 2.444 million viewers in 2016 but that was a taped show that aired on Thursday night.

SmackDown was #3 in viewership for the night on cable, behind Hannity and Rachel Maddow. SmackDown was #1 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, for the fifth week in a row.

In comparison, Monday's post-WrestleMania 34 RAW drew 3.921 million viewers, up from last week's 3.357 million viewers. It topped SmackDown's audience by 33%.

- As noted, The Undertaker vs. Rusev in a casket match has been announced for WWE's Greatest Royal Rumble event from Saudi Arabia on April 27th. Rusev responded to the news on Twitter, writing: